Door bumper and the like



I. D. PERRY DOOR BUMPER AND THE LIKE inal Filed April 2. 1931'Ild'lllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII/ iii) Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE IRA I). PERRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EDNA L OFROCKFORD, ILLINOIS noon BUMPER AND THE Liar.

Original application filed April 2, 1931, Serial No. 527,129. Dividedand this application filed September 16, 1931. Sfial N0. 563,058.

This invention has to do with certain new and useful improvements indoor bumpers and the like. The door bumper constructions hereindisclosed are especially intended for use in connection with the doorsof automobile bodies and the like, although it will appear that saidfeatures may also be used to advantage in connection with otherconstructions. Inasmuch, however, as said features have been devisedespecially with a view to meeting the requirements of automobile doors,I have illustrated and will particularly describe such uses andapplications of the invention, but in so doing. I wish it clearlyunderstood that I do not thereby intend to limit myself except as I maydo so in the claims. a

' In the construction of automobile bodies it is customary to provide adoor frame member or element against or toward which the edge portion ofthe door moves during the door closing operation. Usually this elementis inthe form of what is known as a door pillar. The door pillar isgenerally so formed as to provide a ledge facing in the direction ofdoor closing movement and also to provide inwardly extending flangeslying parallel to the direction of door closing movement. Generally saidpillar is also provided 5 with an outwardly extending flange which tion.Generally these bumper blocks on the door pillar are provided with headportions which are supported by the door pillar or some element thereonand the ledge of the door strikes or presses against the head portion ofthe bumper block when the door is closed. The bumper block is alsousually provided with a lip or skirt portion which overlies the inwardlyextending flange at the position of the bumper block and establishes awiping contact surface against which the companion flange surface of thedoor wipes during the door closing movement.

The main object of the present invention is to provide abumper block anda support therefor on the ledge of the door pillar, the arrangementbeing such that the body portion of the bumper block is directlysupported by a depression of the ledge of the door pillar so that theforces of pressure and impact are taken by said depressed portion of theledge; the ledge of the door pillar being provided with endwise facingopenings at the position of said depression so as to receivethe endwiseproj ecting lugs of thebody portion of the bumper block.

Other objects and uses of the invention will appear from a detaileddescription of the same which consists in the features of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 shows a fragmentary cross section through a portion of the doorpillar at the position of said depressed bumper block seat, the bumperblock being in place in said seat; and Figure 1 may he considered as asection on the lines l -l of FiguresZ and 3 looking in the direction ofthe arrows;

Figure 2 shows a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1looking in the di rection of the arrows; and

Figure 3 shows a fragmentary face View of a short section of door pillarhaving applied thereto a bumper block embodying the features of thepresent invention.

This application is a division of my copending application Serial No.527,129, filed April-2, 1931.

In the construction illustrated the door pillar 10 is provided with theledge 11 which faces in the direction of door closing movement; and thedoor pillar is" also provided with the inwardly and" outwardly extendingflanges 12 and 13 respectively which lie parallel to the direction ofdoor closing move ment.

At the position of the bumper block the ledge 11 and adjacent portionsof the flange 13 are so treated as to provide a depressed longitudinallyextending bumper block sock"- et or seat 14 which is retained by themetal of the drawn portion of the flange 13 as well as the connection tothe untreated portion of the ledge. This seat 14: is also open at bothends so'as to establish theend openings 15 and 16 as best shown inFigure 2. 11

The bumper block 17 includes the head portion 18 which rests upon and isdirectly supported by the seat 14, said head portion being ofsubstantially the full length of they seat. The head portion 18 is alsoprovided with the endwise projecting lugs 19 and 20 which extend beyondthe seat and through the openings 15 and 16 respectively, said lugsbeing located beneath the surface of the ledge 11 as clearly shown inFigure 2. In this manner the bumper block is securely retained in placeon the ledge without the use of any extraneous connecting devices.

In the particular construction illustrated the bumper block is alsoprovided with a short lip or skirt 21 which overlies the edge portion ofthe flange 12 at the position of the bumper block.

It will be understood that the bumper block is made of rubber or otherelastic material so that it is readily bent or deflected in order to setit into place on the door pillar.

WVhile I have herein shown and described only a single embodiment of thefeatures of my present invention, still I do not intend to limit myselfthereto except as I may do so in the claims.

. I claim:

1. A door buffer device comprising a sheet metal pillar member formed toprovide an impact ledge facing in the direction of door closingmovement, and oppositely extending side flanges disposed substantiallyparallel to the direction of door closing movement and connected to theedges of said ledge, the sheet metal being suitably formed to provide asocket alongside the outwardly extending 'walls'integral therewith, thefront wall being an integral continuation of the ledge and the rear wallan integral continuation of the outwardly extending flange, the ends ofthe socket being open and communicating directly-beneath the ledge, anda bumper block of resilient material fitting in and projecting from saidsocket. and seated on'the bottom thereof in engagement with the frontand back walls, said bumpersblock having lugs reaching endwise throughthe open ends of the socket and engaging under the ledge to retain theZblockin the socket. 1

2. A doorbuffer device as set forth in claim 1 wherein that portion ofthe bumperblock 7 closing movement and an inwardly extending side flangedisposed substantially parallel to the door closing movement andconnected to the edge of said ledge, the sheet metal being suitablyformed to provide a socket in said ledge spaced from the inwardlyextending flange, said socket having a bottom wall and front and backwalls integral therewith and with-the rest of the pillar, the ends ofthe socket being open and communicating directly beneath the ledge, anda bumper block of resilient material fitting in and projecting from thesocket and seated on the bottom wall thereof, said block having lugsthereon reaching endwise through the open ends of the socket andengaging under the ledge to retain the bumper block in the socket.

1. A door buffer device as set forth in claim 3 wherein that portion ofthe bumper block projecting from the socket is formed so as to'overliethat portion of the ledge between the socket and the inwardly extendingflange, the bumper block having a lip projecting therefrom and arrangedto overlie the side of the inwardly extending flange.

5. A door buffer device comprising a sheet 1 metalpillar member formedto provide an impact ledge facing in the direction of door closingmovement, and a side flange connected to the edge of said ledge, thesheet metal being suitably formed to provide a socket extending inwardlfrom the ledge proper, the socket having a bottom wall and a side wallintegral with one another and with the ledge, the ends of the socketbeing open and communicating directly beneath the ledge, and a bumperblock of resilient material fitting in and projecting from the socketand seated on the bottom wall thereof, said block having lugs thereonreaching endwise through the open ends of the socket and engagingbeneath the ledge to retain the block in the socket.

6. A door buffer device as set forth in claim 5 wherein the projectingportion of the block is formed to extend transversely with relation tothe socket to overlie the ledge alongside the socket.

7. A door buffer device comprising a sheet metal pillar member formed toprovide an impact ledge facing in the direction of door closingmovement, and a side flange connected to the edge of said ledge, thesheet metal being suitably formed to provide a socket in the ledgeproper, said socket having a bot- .tom wall and a side wall integralwith each other, the side wall being an integral continuation of theside flange, the ends of the socket being open and communicatingdirectly beneath the ledge, and a bumper block of resilient materialfitting in and projecting from the socket and seated on the bottom Wallthereof, said block having lugs reaching end- Wise through the open endsof the socket and engaging under the ledge to retain the block in thesocket.

8. A door bufler device as set forth in claim 7 wherein the projectingportion of the block is formed to extend transversely With relation tothe socket to overlie the ledge alongside the socket.

15 IRA D. PERRY.

